Harkat-ul-Jiahi Al Islami (HuJI) activist Delwar Hossain Ripon, who is now at the Sylhet Central Jail, has handed over his petition on Monday. On Thursday, when the prison authorities read out the top court's verdict rejecting the review plea, Ripon said that he would seek the president's pardon. Prison authorities indicated on Wednesday that they too would seek pardons. After losing the last legal option, the three are now left with the only option of seeking presidential clemency by admitting guilt. If the president rejects their pleas, the government will fix a date and prison authorities will start the process to execute the verdict.

Source: bd News24 March 27, 2017 08:03 UTC